...lineup after suffering a puncture wound to his left hand. He needed one stitch to close the wound and is day to day. - Russ Ortiz agreed to a minor league contract. Ortiz was released by Houston on July 30. The veteran right-hander provides Colorado...
...plays in 123 games in 2012 or averages 127 games in 2011-12. EX-BRAVE ORTIZ DOWNS ATLANTA KISSIMMEE, Fla. --- Russ Ortiz had one of his most impressive outings of the spring Tuesday night, going six innings while allowing two earned runs...
...Lincecum, who spent less than 64 innings in the minor leagues, is expected to pitch today for the Giants. Giants pitcher Russ Ortiz has been placed on the DL with a sore elbow. The team called up second baseman Kevin Frandsen from Fresno to replace...
...not the start we wanted, but there's so much baseball left and we'll get going here offensively." Giants starter Russ Ortiz (0-1) lost his 12th decision in a row and failed to earn his first win since Aug. 29, 2005, at San Diego while...
...A sore shoulder is likely to land him on the disabled list for the 11th time in his major league career. GIANTS: Russ Ortiz will be San Francisco's fifth starter, just as the Giants have intended since signing the right-hander in January...
...Wednesday's game after writing "play for yourself" on a board the Blue Jays use to post batting practice times. ORIOLES: Russ Ortiz was dropped from Baltimore's rotation Saturday and moved to the bullpen, one day after struggling in his latest start...
...Bloomfield Hills, issued a bench warrant. DIAMONDBACKS: Arizona decided they would rather eat the remaining $22 million of Russ Ortiz' contract than keep him on their roster. The club designated him for assignment, which means it has 10 days to trade...
...Braves had to rebuild again. Drew left for the spoils of free agency, along with Wright and another 15-game winner, Russ Ortiz. Schuerholz traded for pitchers Dan Kolb and Tim Hudson, while John Smoltz made plans to shift back to the rotation...
...ace. Tom Glavine left to sign with the New York Mets in 2003, and Greg Maddux did the same last offseason. Though Russ Ortiz led the NL with 21 wins in '03, he allowed 112 walks, second-most in the NL, and his ERA rose 18 points to 4...
...Atlanta general manager John Schuerholz said. The Braves declined to offer salary arbitration to free-agent starter Russ Ortiz, who signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Jaret Wright, who also won 15 games for Atlanta last season...